Last night had been the longest night of Rion and Kotomi Amami's lives.
Everything had been destroyed.
But there was a new light.
They sat in their grandparents' house, facing the yard, silently gazing at the night sky, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace.
'Rion, we've made so many mistakes.
Kotomi, we've done so many foolish things.
We've foolishly made too many mistakes, wronged too many people, and deeply hurt the people most important to us. No matter how much we apologized, it wouldn't be enough.
They could finally … see how ugly and unbearable they were in the past.
It was painful, regretful, sad, and painful, but … it was also relaxing.
It was as if they'd finally walked out of an invisible dark cage and saw a wider sky.
That sky wasn't new.
They'd had it before, but they'd unknowingly abandoned it. Only now did they see it again …
It was as if they'd truly returned home.
'Ah, so that's how it is.'
Ever since that day, they'd been … lost.
They'd discovered a dark and narrow alleyway, believing it to be the right path, and continued walking down it.
If they'd continued like that, they'd probably have been lost forever.
However, someone found them and pulled them back, the way home.
That person endured the excruciating pain of digging up his own scars and reached out to them with his large hand.
That person endured the bruises all over his body and reached out to them with his small hand.
That's the wrong path, come over here!
They were pulled along by this large and small pair of hands, and finally …
Rion …
Kotomi …
'We're … back.'
The two lost sisters finally recognized their mistakes.
The two lost little girls finally returned home.
…
Seiji only glanced at the twin sisters and continued walking down the alleyway.
Rion and Kotomi both had patches on their faces, and their beauty was slightly ruined, but apart from that, they didn't seem much different from before.
The only difference was their eyes.
Even though it was just a glance, Seiji could clearly see the clear light in their eyes.
Although it was impossible to say that they'd completely changed, it was still a good start.
But it had nothing to do with him anymore. He had nothing more to say to them.
Seiji silently walked up to the two of them and passed through them, brushing past their shoulders.
"Harano Seigo …" a voice spoke up.
"We hate you."
"Because you made us lose everything."
"So …"
"We will become stronger … and more beautiful!"
"I'll become like you first."
"Then the higher you."
"Finally, I'll turn the tables and defeat you!"
This common sentence had a hint of sobbing in it.
This was undoubtedly a declaration of vengeance.
However, there was no darkness, only light.
Seiji smiled faintly.
"If you can do it, then come."
"No matter when you come, I will gladly accept your challenge … Like I said before, I will accompany you to the end."
"Although you are older than me, I am your senior in life."
"As someone who used to be scum, I'll be waiting … Senior Sisters who used to be scum."
The words were left behind.
The footsteps gradually faded away.
Rion and Kotomi's faces were already covered in tears.
There was only one sentence left in their hearts. They could not say it, they could not say it, they did not dare to say it, but one day, they would say it.
Thank you.
…
The system's notification sounded again, and words appeared in front of Seiji.
[A female character has a favorability rating of over 50 points. Activating the Favorability Display function. You can now see the specific favorability ratings of all characters with a favorability rating, friendship rating, or bond rating of over 50.]
[Two female characters have a favorability rating of over 50 points. You have received the special reward 'Item Duplication Card'!]
[A male character has a favorability rating of over 100 points. He has received a character reward card for this character. Character reward card has been upgraded!]
Favorability rating?
Seiji raised his eyebrows in surprise.
'Another wondrous thing has appeared. My dear system, you were quite active this morning.'
Two female characters had a favorability rating of over 50 points … this could only be referring to the twins.
Just what did this mean? Favorability rating … What did it mean?
Seiji was curious.
He returned to the classroom.
"How was it, Seigo? A forbidden confession from a junior middle school student! How did it feel … Oh my!! "
Chiaki greeted him with a naughty smile, but he viciously punched her in the face, causing her to collapse onto the table.
Mika and the other students were all rendered speechless.
Year 1 Class 5 was quite peaceful this morning as well. Yep.
Soon, class began.
Although it still felt rather complicated due to Hoshi's antics, he still had to watch his system's new item.
Seiji opened up his system.
First, he checked his [Favorability rating].
According to his system's explanation, the favorability rating represented the strength of his personal connection with the male and female characters. It was positively correlated with favorability and friendship ratings, but it was also independent.
Normally speaking, the higher the favorability or friendship rating, the higher the favorability rating. However, there were different situations as well.
According to Seiji's understanding, the most typical examples were the two main characters of Naruto.
Before these two finally reconciled, their favorability rating … whoops, friendship rating definitely wasn't high, but their favorability rating was quite high.
Yep … at least from Uchiha Sasuke's perspective, Naruto Uzumaki's favorability rating must be off the charts! It was so high that he wanted to kill Naruto.
Suddenly thinking about Hoshi … Eh, Seiji felt like he could understand Sasuke's feelings!?
Cough cough, let's not go too far.
At any rate, this was the meaning of the favorability rating, and now that he understood it, he looked at it again …
Mika's favorability rating was similar to her favorability rating, while Chiaki's favorability rating was slightly higher than her favorability rating, both of which were within the normal range.
Hoshi … er, let's not talk about this one.
As for Rion and Kotomi Amami … their favorability rating was only slightly over 30, but their favorability rating … was actually over 90!?
Seiji squinted his eyes for quite a while.
That's right, it was over 90!
This number was even higher than Chiaki's favorability rating! It was on the same level as Mika's!!
This was equivalent to … two female versions of Naruto!?
No, no, this didn't feel right!
Then … two female versions of Sasuke?
Something still didn't seem right!
Seiji's thoughts were a mess.
Fine, he might as well mix them together, and there would be two female versions of Sasuke with the same favorability rating as Naruto!
That would be appropriate … the hell!!
What the hell is with this messy metaphor!? Seiji forcefully retorted to himself.
But he couldn't think of a better way to understand it.
I really want to ask who has the words to enlighten me!
Sigh, forget it … it was fine as long as he knew that this wasn't a bad thing. In the end, Seiji made up his mind and turned the page.
Now, it was time to look at the more practical rewards.
Two girls with a favorability rating of over 50 received the reward — [Item Duplication Card].
Seiji opened up his [Item] and was astonished by what he saw!
Because this card's function was … to choose any existing [Item] and completely duplicate it, giving it the exact same effect as the original!
Damn, this … was undoubtedly a godly card!
It didn't have any use for activation cards or skill cards. But for the Heart of Encourage, a precious consumable item that would disappear once it was used, its existence was equivalent to having an extra reserve that could be duplicated and used when needed!
This … was a really good reward.
An exact duplicate … Seiji couldn't help but think of the twins. Was this a special reward simply because they fulfilled the condition, or was it because they were the ones who fulfilled the condition?
This was something only the system knew.
After reading this, Seiji still had complex feelings as he looked at Hoshi Amami's [Character Reward Card].
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